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University of Canterbury

Effects of Kaikoura quake evident – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 06 December 201611 April 2018

Three weeks after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the South Island, isolating the coastal town of Kaikoura and shutting buildings […]

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HIV infection rates barely dropped in ten years – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 20 July 201603 May 2017

HIV infection rates globally have failed to significantly decline in ten years, with over 70 countries actually increasing, reveals new […]

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Christchurch wildlife smothered in silt

In the News  |  Published: 09 April 2015

Christchurch’s freshwater wildlife is being smothered in silt, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Canterbury […]

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3 News: Kiwi scientists aiding NASA’s new space shuttle design – Video

In the News  |  Published: 31 May 2010

University of Canterbury scientists are helping their NASA counterparts to design new types of scramjets – super-fast planes which could […]

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UC/CERN collaboration leads to colour x-rays

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 16 December 200916 December 2009

An international collaboration involving New Zealand researchers has resulted in a world-first: colour x-ray technology. The Medipix All Resolution System […]

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